Waymo is sending autonomous vehicles to 10 new cities in 2025, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, the company shared exclusively with The Verge. The vehicles will be manually driven, and the testing operations are not necessarily a precursor to the launch of a commercial robotaxi service.

Waymo, the self-driving division of Google parent Alphabet, announced Wednesday it plans to bring its autonomous taxis in San Diego this year.

The cars will be trying to navigate unfamiliar streets in San Diego and Las Vegas to begin with, then make the trip to at least eight other cities.

Shares of Uber and Lyft have come under pressure as Alphabet's Waymo expands autonomous vehicle testing to 10 new cities, including Las Vegas and San Diego.

The information-gathering visit is not a precursor to launching self-driving taxi service, a company spokesperson said.

San Diegans could soon see autonomous vehicles driving around the city. On Wednesday, the Bay Area-based software company, Waymo, announced its self-driving cars will be making a visit down to America’s Finest City as part of an initiative to scale up its operations beginning this week.